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Resident urges county action as New Kent housing costs climb; national trends cited

5843296 · September 9, 2025
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A resident told the board that New Kent faces rising housing costs and broader affordability pressures, citing national shortages, mortgage rates, and local median sales price approaching $460,000.

At the Sept. 8 Board of Supervisors meeting, resident Bill Dismore urged county leaders to consider housing affordability as economic development brings new business to the county. Dismore, who said he attended a Keys to Housing Affordability summit hosted by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner that day, cited national…

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